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Congressman Allen West, astute political observer, takes a different look at the Donald Sterling Pile On.

“Folks, you’re missing the point about Donald Sterling”

By former Congressman Allen West
April 30, 2014

“Upon further review, the ruling on the field (court …” These are the words stated by referees after they’ve gone to the reply booth (monitor) in order to clarify a controversial call. Often, the reason for the review is because of a coach’s challenge. Therefore, in the same light, let us review the case of LA Clippers owner, Donald Sterling.

There can be no debate that the words of Mr. Sterling were reprehensible and disgusting. But how and why did these words come to light now, when his points of view were apparently well-known for many years?

It seems his “girlfriend,” Ms. Stiviano, decided to tape a private conversation between the two.Apparently, Ms. Stiviano had recently been sued by the estranged wife of Mr. Sterling, so there is some potential nefarious motive involved. Furthermore, the taping of a conversation without consent of the other party is illegal under California statute. There is some question as to whether he knew he was being recorded. Let’s assume for the moment he didn’t.

The national outrage against Mr. Sterling has come from an act that could be illegal and inadmissible in a court of law. Nevertheless, the court of public opinion has tried and convicted Mr. Sterling of being a jerk.

But have we come to a point in America where being a jerk is grounds for confiscation of a private property? It was Englishman John Locke who first proposed that individual rights as granted under natural law were life, liberty, and property. It was Thomas Jefferson who in the American Declaration of Independence used that paradigm to propose our unalienable rights from our Creator being life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Sterling’s comments were repulsive, but they were stated in the privacy of his own home — at least he thought it was private.

So where do we go from here?

Have we come to the point that private conversations can be taped and released in the public domain in order to ruin the livelihood — pursuit of happiness — of private citizens? Ms. Stiviano, or whomever, knew exactly what they wanted the end result to be as they released this tape to TMZ.

Is this the “new normal?” Is this a violation of our privacy rights? Ok, so what types of conversations occur in the privacy of the NBA locker rooms, or the homes of the players? Yes, this is indeed a slippery slope as Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban asserted.

Fox News host and commentator Greg Gutfeld applauded this moment because of the consensus outrage being displayed. But I believe this outrage misplaced, or more accurately, mis-prioritized. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Sterling’s behavior was “dangerous to the NBA.”

Where is the cultural, public outrage over a behind closed door comment such as referring to the State of Israel as an “apartheid state?” Probably most of America doesn’t know who said it or even what “apartheid” means.

Or how about the outrage that should have come when our own president leaned over to then-Russian President Medvedev saying, “Tell Putin that after my re-election I will have more flexibility” and of course Medvedev said, “I will tell Vladimir.” And now we know what that “flexibility” has allowed.

Aren’t those “private” chats reflective of behavior that is dangerous for the United States?

Or how about the lies and deceit of President Obama on healthcare and of course Benghazi, which we now know a video had nothing to do with.

Has our culture devolved to the point that the private statements of an NBA owner draws more outrage than the lies and deceit of the President of the United States?

Donald Sterling’s behavior is despicable, but so is that of President Barack Hussein Obama — and whose abhorrent behavior has more impact on our country?

The difference is that the media lead us along like sheep to the slaughter, turning us into reactionary, shallow thinking, low information voters along the way. We know more about Sterling than Benghazi — or the IRS scandal.

Sterling is a jerk, an unlikeable fella, but is he guilty of a crime that demands his property be confiscated? Uh, no.

We’re told however that Obama is a likable fella — regardless of the incessant lies, deceit and abject failures. What is happening to American culture and values?

I don’t like jerks, but I really don’t like jerks who are liars, do you?

Allen West

Jsk personal aside: Thank you Congressman Allen West for your enlightening perspective. Please allow me to look at yet another angle. How is it that the media and the whole liberal self righteous proud world including the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and the rest of the race hustlers and the many hypocritical owners of the NBA franchises and its new commissioner pile on to the obvious AH, Donald Sterling, with such zeal?

I can’t help but wonder if the whole world would get so upset if someone were caught telling someone, “Those fuckin’ Jews have all the money, they smell, they are dirty and I despise them and I don’t want you bringing them around to my golf club, my house, my restaurant, my hotels and as far as I am personally concerned you can f–k them any time you want.

What would the world, the media, the Jewish organizations do except make a lot of noise? Not a damn thing! And how jealous am I? It is politically incorrect to publicly say anything nasty about “African-Americans” but the Jews have always been fair game for unabashed declared malignant hatred. And no one closes the perpetrator’s business, their property is not confiscated and exorbitant punishment fees are not levied against them.

Of course, that is all not to say that Stirling is anything but an AH but, how are his remarks different from those of every committed Jew hater in the world? I think not. Hurray to the Blacks for making awful remarks about them politically incorrect and punishable by social ostracism for starters.

How about the Jews taking a lesson from the Blacks and shed the shtetl mentalities they garnered in the ghettos of Europe? Make their enemies pay the price for their mindless expressed hatred. Jewish blood is no longer cheap. Ask the enemies of the Israelis.